Pope Benedict IX

Pope Benedict IX (1012-1056), born Theophylactus di Spoleto, was Pope from 1032 to 1048 with interruptions by Pope Sylvester III, Pope Gregory VI, and Pope Damasus II during his reign. He succeeded Pope John XIX and preceded Pope Damasus II.

Biography
Theophylactus di Spoleto was the son of Alberic III of Tusculum, and he was a nephew of Pope Benedict VIII and Pope John XIX, succeeding the latter in 1032. Benedict was 20 when he was elected, one of the youngest popes, and several times he was deposed, being pope three times. He sold the title of Pope in 1048, and he died in 1056.